[HTML][HTML] Mobile health messaging service and helpdesk for South African mothers (MomConnect): history, successes and challenges

P Barron, J Peter, AE LeFevre, J Sebidi, M Bekker… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
MomConnect is a flagship programme of the South African National Department of Health
that has reached over 1.5 million pregnant women. Using mobile technology, MomConnect …

[HTML][HTML] Digital health interventions to improve access to and quality of primary health care services: a scoping review

D Erku, R Khatri, A Endalamaw, E Wolka… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global digital technology advances offer the potential to enhance primary health care (PHC)
quality, reach, and efficiency, driving toward universal health coverage (UHC). This scoping …

[HTML][HTML] Use of mobile phones for behavior change communication to improve maternal, newborn and child health: a scoping review

A Mildon, D Sellen - Journal of Global Health, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Behavior change communication (BCC) to improve health and caring practices
is an integral component of efforts to improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) …

“That courage to encourage”: Participation and Aspirations in Chat-based Peer Support for Youth Living with HIV

N Karusala, DO Seeh, C Mugo, B Guthrie… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
We present a qualitative study of a six-month pilot of WhatsApp-based facilitated peer
support groups, serving youth living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in an informal …

How to use relevant data for maximal benefit with minimal risk: digital health data governance to protect vulnerable populations in low-income and middle-income …

N Tiffin, A George, AE LeFevre - BMJ Global Health, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Globally, the volume of private and personal digital data has massively increased,
accompanied by rapid expansion in the generation and use of digital health data. These …

[HTML][HTML] A mobile sensing app to monitor youth mental health: observational pilot study

L MacLeod, B Suruliraj, D Gall… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background Internalizing disorders are the most common psychiatric problems observed
among youth in Canada. Sadly, youth with internalizing disorders often avoid seeking …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple pathways to scaling up and sustainability: an exploration of digital health solutions in South Africa

A Swartz, AE LeFevre, S Perera, MV Kinney… - Globalization and …, 2021 - Springer
Background With the aim to support further understanding of scaling up and sustaining
digital health, we explore digital health solutions that have or are anticipated to reach …

Taking digital health innovation to scale in South Africa: ten lessons from MomConnect

J Peter, P Benjamin, AE LeFevre, P Barron… - BMJ Global Health, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Lesson 1: High-level government buy-in and leadership is fundamental to any successful
national digital health implementation. MomConnect had its origins in several similar mobile …

[HTML][HTML] “Must you make an app?” A qualitative exploration of socio-technical challenges and opportunities for designing digital maternal and child health solutions in …

S Klingberg, M Motlhatlhedi, G Mabena… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Participatory and digital health approaches have the potential to create solutions to health
issues and related inequalities. A project called Co-Designing Community-based ICTs …

[PDF][PDF] Examining the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on public sector health facility visits: the first 150 days

R Burger, C Day, N Deghaye, L Nkonki… - … ://cramsurvey. org/wp …, 2020 - cramsurvey.org
This paper considers how access to public sector healthcare in South Africa have been
affected by the COVID-19 pandemic using three sources of evidence: the NIDS-CRAM …